Bursaries and Funding

Regional Course & CPD Bursaries 2025

Applications for 2025 bursaries will remain open
until 23.59 on 14th December 2025.  

Please note bursaries are available to all clubs
who have no DBS and Safeguarding certificate issues outstanding on their Club Personnel
Report at the time of submission, please check all criteria carefully before
submitting.

Each bursary type has an individual submission link
available within each supporting document, we would encourage the link to be
completed by a club officer who has an awareness of the club personnel report. 

If you have any questions about the Regional Course Bursaries for 2025, please email the regional team.

Only Swim England / IoS courses will be considered at the following amounts:
  • Assistant Coach – all disciplines = £50
  • Coach – all disciplines*  = £100
  • Assistant Teacher = £25
  • Teacher = £50
 *Including Level 2 Open Water Coach, Land Training (Swimming)
 
Please find details of the course bursaries including the submission link here

The Region has extended bursaries available to a number of CPD opportunities including Swim England pathway conferences and online CPDs. Please find details on the CPD bursaries including the submission link here

Please contact the Region for information on the Senior Coach bursary.

County Bursaries

All counties in the East Midlands offer some form of grants or bursaries.
 
Use these links to find information about opportunities in your county:
 

Additional funding opportunities

There are various sources of funding that clubs may be able to access to help with their development plans. In addition to the bodies listed below it is always worth looking for local organisations with an interest in youth, sport, education and health. Clubs should also ask their local authorities, who often have sport development funding, and county associations who may offer development bursaries.

Active Partnerships (formerly County Sports Partnerships) often have details of local funding opportunities.

Michael Mogan, Swim England’s Head of Fundraising, has put together some useful Q&A’s.